Social comparison activity in coping with HIV

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 164-167

  Derlega, Valerian J ^a   Greene, Kathryn ^b   Henson, James M ^a   Winstead, Barbara A ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping with HIV; Downward comparison; Role models; Social comparison; Taylor Lobel's social comparison model; Upward affiliation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROLE; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 44349176050     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007166     Document Type: Article

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